Driving home the other day from work, I could hardly keep my eyes open. The week was coming to an end and the days of an alarm clock buzzing in the dark were catching up with me. I contemplated whether I would come in and make myself a tall iced coffee...or stretch out across my… Continue reading Resting Shouldn’t Be This Hard
"So they pulled their boats up on shore, left everything and followed him." Luke 5:11 " Come on now, jump! One...two...three!" As our son stood on the edge of the swimming pool, I did my best to coax him to jump in. He stood, watching the other children do what their swim teachers were instructing… Continue reading All In
There is no greater fear than when it seems all hope is lost. Have you ever felt this way? Hopeless? John Maxwell has an acronym for hope... "Holding On, Praying Expectantly" When we are holding on to hope, we are waiting...and waiting...and waiting... That holding on part can be tough. I picture myself standing in… Continue reading Remaining Hopeful When You Feel Helpless
It's easy to think that we are tough, independent women who can do it all on our own. But, what happens when life takes a turn and we realize that we can't do it alone? I remember being pregnant with my first child and was so sick that I lost 10 pounds right off the… Continue reading We Are Better Together
Plans. We make them. We keep them. We break them. We are informed of them. We look forward to them. We dread them. I remember years ago making plans to go away to college and pursue a degree in education. Instead, God interrupted my plan with a man and a hard right turn. I landed… Continue reading When Our Plans Get Interrupted
What do we say to someone who has suffered great loss? How can we adequately express the deep sorrow that we feel for someone when they are in mourning? I recently had the privilege of hearing someone speak at a Memorial Service and they said something like this... "What if we all acted like… Continue reading When Sitting Shoulder to Shoulder is All You Can Do
As we sat in the snow covered cemetery under a big flapping tent in folding metal chairs, I watched as her hand gingerly reach over to brace herself on the nearby headstone. She used it as leverage to push herself up out of her chair, into the cold wind, and stand to speak. My mom.… Continue reading Finding Strength When You Feel Shaky
Surely he will realize how disruptive he is being. For heaven's sake, church has started! The lights are dimmed. The opening video is playing. People are seated quietly. Why does he keep talking...and laughing...and talking some more? And who is he talking with? It takes two, right? Who is the other person who is not… Continue reading Putting our Thoughts in Their Rightful Place
Real Talk About the Beating We Can Take When We're Trying to Find Direction We've all been there. Decisions need to be made. Clarity is elusive. Discernment is on vacation. What school should I send my kids too? Where should I work? Should I work at all? Should I start that business? Should I… Continue reading Bumper Cars and Closed Doors
If you don’t consider yourself a “runner”, have you ever tried it? Have you ever laced up your tennis shoes, thrown on a hat and taken off down the street for a jog? You probably figured out real quick that it’s not as easy as it looks, especially when you're alone. After just a few… Continue reading We Are Built for Friendship
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